| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana jamesii Hemsl. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Synonyms | Gentiana kawakamii (Makino) Makino |
| Gentiana kurilensis Grossh. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2400m |
| Description | stems red-purple, leaves broadly lanceolate, thick, 7-15mm long, margins whitish, flowers to 3cm long, narrowly infundibuliform, usually in small cluster, lobes oblong |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Primorye , Sakhalin ) China (Manchuria ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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